Job 41:2
Who hath preuented mee that I shoulde make an ende? Al vnder heauen is mine.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
In Context
1None is so fearce that dare stirre him vp. Who is he then that can stand before me?
3I will not keepe silence concerning his partes, nor his power nor his comely proportion.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:28And because thou ragest against me, and thy tumult is come vp to mine eares, I will put mine hooke in thy nostrels, and my bridle in thy lippes, and will bring thee backe againe the same way thou camest.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisedome, neither vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord.
Isaiah 37:29Because thou ragest against me, and thy tumult is come vnto mine eares, therefore will I put mine hooke in thy nostrels, and my bridle in thy lips, and wil bring thee backe againe the same way thou camest.
Matthew Henry on Job 41:2-11
Description of Leviathan. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part… Read the whole commentary →